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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
3
Winthrop Savings Bank states that savings banks are not taxable under the new income tax law. It notes dividends at 4 percent per annum and lists operating hours: daily 10 to 12 and 1 to 3, plus Wednesday and Saturday evenings 7 to 8.80 for deposits only. A. E. Whittemore, Treasurer.
Community updates from Winthrop include Mrs Totten’s Christmas novelties on Shirley Street, a Sunday letter carrier delivery, and a board of selectmen meeting this Saturday night. Also announced are the Mothers Department annual meeting, winter coasting, sleigh plans, and a newspaper price increase starting January 1.
The Winthrop Athletic Association voted early this week to award letters to IS football players. Recipients include Thurston Johnson and captains Willian Talcott, Joseph Burke, Arthur Sullivan, Roger Walker, Eugene McGee, Walter Peterson, and others such as Henry Carstensen, Irving Alexander, Howard Jenkins, Lawrence Donovan, and Harold LeCour.
An old warning about dangerous mercury based remedies advises against ointments for catarrh. It extols Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and to be taken internally. The notice touts testimonials and appeals to buy from druggists with a 76 cent price per bottle and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs. Carolyne Sawyer saved her home at 9 Grovers Avenue from a fire started by her son. She carried the child to safety, removed burning clothing from the bed, and battled flames with buckets of water for 19 minutes until the fire was out. Neighbors and firemen hailed her as a heroine.
The report describes singed hands and burns to a woman amid a room fire. Estimated damage to the room and contents totaled about $200. Mrs Sawyer, a Sun and Visitor reporter, remarked on the mother’s actions under the circumstances.
A bulletin from the Japan society describes taru nanban kau as larger than apes with sharp claws. They dig caverns in hillsides, store food for winter, hibernate with entrances closed, and carry items while standing. Wrestling and singing are listed as chief pastimes.
Daily Thought notes that a man’s life continues in the memories of loved ones after death, a stronger, better existence than any he pursued in life. The saying emphasizes the lasting value of how others remember him.
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